Lyla (song)

"Lyla"
Single by Oasis
from the album Don't Believe the Truth
B-side
  • "Eyeball Tickler"
  • "Won't Let You Down"
Released16 May 2005 (2005-05-16)
StudioWheeler End, England
GenreRock,[1] alternative rock, blues rock
Length5:12
LabelBig Brother
Songwriter(s)Noel Gallagher
Producer(s)Noel Gallagher, Dave Sardy
Oasis singles chronology
"Songbird"
(2003)
"Lyla"
(2005)
"The Importance of Being Idle"
(2005)
Music video
"Oasis - Lyla (Official Video)" on YouTube

"Lyla" is a song by the English rock band Oasis. It was released in May 2005 as the first single from their sixth studio album, Don't Believe the Truth (2005). "Lyla" was the band's first single following the departure of their long-time drummer Alan White, and replaced by Ringo Starr's son and the Who drummer Zak Starkey as an additional drummer of the band.

The song was written by Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher, who has varyingly described the track as "specifically designed for pogoing", "annoyingly catchy", and the "poppiest thing since "Roll with It". Noting the varied influences of the song, Gallagher says that it's "a bit like... The Soundtrack of Our Lives doing The Who on Skol in a psychedelic city in the sky, or something".[2]

The song was included on the soundtrack of the football video game FIFA 06.[3][4]

  1. ^ https://consequence.net/list/best-oasis-songs-list-ranked/lyla
  2. ^ "XFM". XFM. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. ^ Giles, Will (24 September 2015). "From Fatboy Slim to Jerk It Out: The 16 best FIFA songs ever". Metro.
  4. ^ McCambridge, Ed; White, Mark (21 September 2023). "Ranked! The 100 best FIFA songs ever". FourFourTwo.